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Art & Architecture

• Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America
  ...a collection of over 29,000 photographs taken from 1935-1955 in the northeastern US
• Architecture in Education
  ...a number of interdisciplinary, hands-on projects and ideas for incorporating architecture into the curriculum
• Architecture Web Sites
  ...a plethora of architecture links arranged by broad topic
• @rt Room
  ...provides a virtual learning environment for learning about art; a site for kids that will be useful for teachers in planning art lessons
• ArtLex
  ...a dictionary/glossary of over 1600 art terms
• ArtsEdge Performing Arts Education Materials
  ...a clearinghouse for information about the performing and visual arts
• ArtsEdNet
  ...a site for art educators to share ideas, get lesson plans, and learn more about discipline-based arts education
• ArtsWork: Arts Resources for Teachers and Students
  ...links to education materials in the area of visual arts, dance, music, and drama/theater
• AskERIC Lesson Plans : Art
• CGFA (Carol Gerten's Fine Arts)
  ...an extensive fine-arts museum online with access by artist, timeframe, and nationality
• Crayola Creativity Central: Educators
  ...an online certificate maker and lesson plans and activities for all grade levels
• The Dead Sea Scrolls
  ...an exhibit at the Library of Congress; images and text included
• EXPO Ticket Office (Museum Tours)
  ...a well set-up site to visit six major Internet exhibits
• Fine Arts Forum
  ...a monthly publication containing submissions about openings, on-line art, etc.
• Mark Harden's Artchive
  ...an online art site with exhibits, criticisms, commentary, and links to much more
• Incredible @rt Department: Resources
  ...a large list of links to many arts education resources
• Metropolitan Musuem of Art (NY): Timeline of Art History
  ..."a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated by the Museum of Art's collection"
• Musée Online
  ...an online collection of many museum sites on the Web, organized by type, name, and rated categories
• National Museum of African Art
  ...celebrates the rich visual tradition and diverse cultures of Africa to foster an appreciation for African art
• National Museum of American Art
  ...hundreds of images and virtual exhibits from this museum; includes some Real Audio introductions
• Online US Museums
  ...a list of links to both online and virtual US museums
• Online World Museums
  ...a directory of both online and virtual world museums
• Perseus Project
  ...an extensive digital library of ancient Greek and Roman art, architecture, and classic texts
• Skyscraper Page
  ...links to information and photos about skyscrapers, history, and designers
• Study Art
  ...a well-done interactive timeline and glossary of the elements of art, other art concepts, and artists as well as including a lesson plan collection
• The Thinker : Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
  ...a keyword searchable site dedicated to digitizing and allowing access to the complete collections of fine arts museums in San Francisco
• Time & Life Photo Sight
  ...a presentation of photographs and photo essays from Time's extensive photo collection
• Vatican Exhibit
  ...an exhibit covering all aspects of the Vatican's history
• WebExhibits.com
  ...a collection of interesting and exemplary Web-based exhibits
• Web Museum
  ...a beautiful exhibit of works and essays from the Louvre in Paris
• World Art Treasures
  ...a site which presents a different approach to the study of the world's greatest art
• WWW Virtual Library : Museums
  ...links to online exhibits, museum servers, and information about museums around the world
• Yahoo Art List
  ...a comprehensive index to arts sites on the Internet